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Who Was George Floyd | Biography At a Glance

George Perry Floyd Jr. was an African-American man who was killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Protests in response to both Floyd's death, and more broadly to police violence against black people, quickly spread across the United States and internationally. Floyd grew up in Houston, Texas. He played football and basketball throughout high school and college. A blue-collar worker, Floyd was also an early contributor to the development of Houston's hip-hop scene and a mentor who was active in his religious community. Later, he was arrested for drug possession and other offenses; in 2009, he made a plea deal for an armed robbery, serving four years in prison. In 2014, he moved to the Minneapolis, Minnesota area, finding work both as a truck driver and a bouncer. In 2020, he lost his security job during the COVID-19 pandemic. He died after being arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money to buy cigarettes; Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, leading to his death. His death, and the behavior of the officers involved, have led to international Black Lives Matter protests, calls for police reform, and legislation to address racial inequality #GeorgeFloyd